Reply #15: I don't believe that a military coup is likely. In the first place,

[ladjf]

there would have to be almost total cooperation among the branches of the military. Secondly, unlike the current political coup, where they can make it appear to be following legitimate Democratic processes, thereby pacifying the population, a military coup would be totally in the open and illegal. They would be faced with years of insurrection by disgruntled Americans. The U.S. is large geographically and by population. It would take more resources that the military has just to keep the citizens under control.